My culminating is about teen girls being sexualized by the media.
My intended message for this image was to tell all the teen girls that they don't need to listen to/watch the media to be beautiful or sexy. I used the Cosmo magazine because that is one of the most go-to magazines for fashion, make up and sex advice, especially for teens. I also used it as way of communicating a use of media to influence the sexulization of girls.
How I made this image: At the very beginning, I made some sketches of girls taking "Selfies" in the mirror because selfies are the #1 trend on social media at the moment. I also started researching how the media portrays women in magazines, music videos, images, advertizements and more. Once I was ready to take my 3 pictures, I went to the girl's bathroom at my school and took a few shots of the full-body mirror to get my first shot. For my second shot, I asked my friend Ivy to stand and hold an iPhone to make it look like she was taking a selfie. After that, I opened Photoshop and started working. I used 3 layers to to put the picture of Ivy and the magazine on the picture of the bathroom. I used the spot healing brush to remove stray hairs or other issues, and then I used the refine edge tool to make Ivy's edges and curves blend into the background. With the magazine layer, I placed that under the bathroom layer so that it'll show up behind the mirror and look like a reflection. To blur the magazine, I used the blur filter and adjusted how high or low I wanted it blurred. After that, I decided I was finished and saved it.
I learned alot while making this image. When i first started the project, I didn't quite know what I was doing and needed alot of help. But after finishing it, I now know how to use filters, layers, masks, image selection and alot more. I am very satisfied with the end result because I feel like I can communicate the message that is very important for every youth to hear.
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